Cessna 421C N6205X

Summary

On 15 April 1984 at about 06:50 local time, a Cessna 421C registered N6205X was involved in an accident near Farmington, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

15 April 1984 at 06:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Farmington, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Farmington Muni (FMN)

Coordinates

36.7502, -108.1793

Aircraft

Cessna 421C

Registration

N6205X

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Executive/Corporate

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Odessa → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

DEN84LA128

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WHILE TAXIING AFTER LANDING, THE ACFT WAS IN A LEFT TURN WHEN THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PLT REPORTED THAT ALL 3 GEAR INDICATED DOWN & LOCK, BOTH BEFORE & AFTER THE MISHAP. AN EXAM OF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR, PN 9910136-4, REVEALED THAT CONTAMINATION HAD COLLECTED ON THE INNER CYLINDER WALL & PREVENTED THE KEYS FROM PROPERLY EXTENDING TO THE LOCKED POSITION. ALSO, THE GEAR SYS WAS DESIGNED TO MAINTAIN HYDRAULIC PRESSURE ON THE DOWN SIDE OF THE ACTUATOR WHEN IT WAS EXTENDED. HOWEVER, THE CONTAMINANT ALSO PREVENTED THE SWITCH (IN THE ACTUATOR) FROM OPERATING PROPERLY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.